Sometimes people at the workplace start working a little harder – or at least give the appearance of working harder – when they spot the boss in the vicinity. But what if the employees didn’t even know what the boss looked like? A recent survey at CareerBuilder revealed that one in five U.S. employees wouldn’t [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 14, 2012
There has always been a distinct separation between people’s workplace and their personal lives. The two areas, however, can slowly converge when romance is initiated between employees. A recent survey posted by CareerBuilder asked workers about the people they would see at work – and then again later for a movie, maybe followed by dinner. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 2, 2012
Arriving late at work is bound to happen to everyone at some point. It generally isn’t a concern for your boss so long as it’s not a frequent occurrence or your excuse is believable. A recently study published by CareerBuilder at the company’s website showed that employees are not afraid to stroll in a little [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 22, 2011
Calling in sick to work is a common occurrence. Many employees have varying reasons as to why they’ve called in, but there are apparently even more reasons provided to the boss. A recent online survey posted by CareerBuilder found that approximately 30 percent of employees have called in sick with a phony excuse in the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Each year, numerous employees don’t utilize each of the available vacation days. The more vacation days an employee has, the greater chance, it seems, of that person missing one or more of those days. According to an article appearing on CNN Money’s website, recent surveys have confirmed that vacation days are getting left behind, and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Employers offer all types of perks during the holiday season, each of the benefits of varying degrees. One of the more common bonuses from employers is the office holiday party held at a restaurant or sometimes without leaving the office. A recent survey posted on the Glassdoor website shows that most workers would opt for [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 12, 2011
In 2010, holiday shoppers broke a record by spending just over a billion dollars on Cyber Monday, the post-Thanksgiving Monday dedicated to Internet deals. This year, the record was surpassed again, hitting nearly 1.25 billion. It’s perhaps not surprising that some shoppers are browsing for holiday deals while at work. One could also predict an [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 28, 2011
A study conducted by Bersin & Associates, a human resources advisory firm, shows that companies are seeing a significant advantage when it comes to recruiting costs for new employees. For a company that has more than 10,000 employees across the globe it will pay roughly $1,900 per new hire. This is compared to midsized companies [...]
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